Young people

Actor Shonagh Marie: ‘Coming into care as a teenager was a whole different kind of trauma’
Arts

Actor Shonagh Marie: ‘Coming into care as a teenager was a whole different kind of trauma’

Shonagh Marie was encouraged as a young actor by The Big House theatre company. Now she’s giving something back

NEET numbers fall but young people still face jobs crisis: ‘This is not a turning point’
NEETs

NEET numbers fall but young people still face jobs crisis: ‘This is not a turning point’

Some 981,000 people aged 16 to 24 were considered not in education, employment or training between April and June this year, as latest data shows fall below one million.

‘Where do kids get their musical instruments from if mum and dad can’t afford it?’
Young people

‘Where do kids get their musical instruments from if mum and dad can’t afford it?’

Tomorrow’s Warriors began in 1991 as a jam session. Since then, it’s provided education and opportunities for musicians including Ezra Collective

Munya Chawawa and Jack Rooke: ‘How can we make sure new theatre makers aren’t all Oxbridge people?’
Comedy

Munya Chawawa and Jack Rooke: ‘How can we make sure new theatre makers aren’t all Oxbridge people?’

Jordan Stephens: ‘You can’t ban social media without giving young people anywhere else to go’
Music

Jordan Stephens: ‘You can’t ban social media without giving young people anywhere else to go’

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‘I’m in spaces where I’m the only girl and feel like I have to outshine everyone to make a point’
Employment

‘I’m in spaces where I’m the only girl and feel like I have to outshine everyone to make a point’

‘Everyone wants a job and it’s a nightmare’: What it’s like to be a NEET young person in Britain
Youth unemployment

‘Everyone wants a job and it’s a nightmare’: What it’s like to be a NEET young person in Britain

Hip hop star Loyle Carner is cooking up solutions for young people with ADHD at Chilli Con Carner
Neurodiversity

Hip hop star Loyle Carner is cooking up solutions for young people with ADHD at Chilli Con Carner

Inside Holiday Club: the summer school helping NEET young people start creative careers
Creative jobs

Inside Holiday Club: the summer school helping NEET young people start creative careers

Maya Jama: ‘Breaking into the creative industries shouldn’t come down to who you know’
Employment

Maya Jama: ‘Breaking into the creative industries shouldn’t come down to who you know’

NEETs crisis: How did one million young people fall off the career ladder?
NEETs

NEETs crisis: How did one million young people fall off the career ladder?

Amelia Dimoldenberg: How can young people thrive if there are no places left for them to grow?
Amelia Dimoldenberg

Amelia Dimoldenberg: How can young people thrive if there are no places left for them to grow?

‘I’ve done more for my community through boxing than I ever did in a police uniform’
Social Justice

‘I’ve done more for my community through boxing than I ever did in a police uniform’

Oobah Butler tackles the housing crisis: ‘We’ve become used to the fact that we are screwed’
TV

Oobah Butler tackles the housing crisis: ‘We’ve become used to the fact that we are screwed’

There’s more to do to protect children from online dangers beyond the social media ban
Elizabeth Anderson

There’s more to do to protect children from online dangers beyond the social media ban

Leicester Riders: The basketball team taking on knife crime
Sport

Leicester Riders: The basketball team taking on knife crime

Arts education is not an add-on for SEND education. It is the missing piece
Lizzie Kitto

Arts education is not an add-on for SEND education. It is the missing piece

Young people are facing a NEET crisis. We cannot let them be plunged into a debt crisis too
Vikki Brownridge

Young people are facing a NEET crisis. We cannot let them be plunged into a debt crisis too

Young people deserve more than a say – they deserve a seat at the table
Stephanie Peacock

Young people deserve more than a say – they deserve a seat at the table

How Britain failed one million NEET young people: ‘We’re wasting a generation’s talent’
Youth unemployment

How Britain failed one million NEET young people: ‘We’re wasting a generation’s talent’

My son lost his life doing the right thing. Now I’m fighting for a better future for young people
Mark Prince

My son lost his life doing the right thing. Now I’m fighting for a better future for young people

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Two million apprenticeships could transform Britain’s left-behind towns – if they’re done right
Nicola Stokes

Two million apprenticeships could transform Britain’s left-behind towns – if they’re done right

‘I’m infuriated that young people don’t get a say at elections. The minimum voting age is unfair’
Letters

‘I’m infuriated that young people don’t get a say at elections. The minimum voting age is unfair’

Are 16-year-olds ready to vote? We asked teenagers what they think
Voting

Are 16-year-olds ready to vote? We asked teenagers what they think

Youth unemployment has a ‘long-term scarring effect’ affecting finances and health decades later
Employment

Youth unemployment has a ‘long-term scarring effect’ affecting finances and health decades later